Africa

Victoria Falls-based adventure and tourism activity business, Wild Horizons, has expanded its portfolio of products through a new operation in Cape Town.A brand of integrated tourism group Tourvest&rs…

AccorHotels has appointed Sami Nasser and Marc Descrozaille as chief operating officers, Middle East and Africa.Both will be based out of AccorHotels’ Dubai regional office and will report direc…

Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat has enhanced its stunning accommodations with the opening of Cederberg House, a private haven that can host up to four guests in seclusion and …

The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) made its mark on the Zambian tourism landscape recently, when it assisted the country’s tourism agency to develop a grading system.Thanks to b…

Aleph Hospitality has announced the signing of management agreements for two new hotels in Kenya: the Best Western Plus in the Westlands district of Nairobi, and a three-star hotel in the popular coas…

SAA Technical, a subsidiary of SAA, has experienced a range of challenges that have led to a backlog of aircraft waiting for maintenance slots, SAA Technical told Tourism Update. The knock-on effect h…

Amadeus Integrated Solutions (a subsidiary of Amadeus IT Group) has stated that there have been bold steps forward in creating a National Tourism Visitor Information System (NTVIS), and Travel and Tou…

European charter airline, TUI Fly, is adding two flights to Mombasa, Kenya. The news was announced by Kenya’s Minister of Tourism, Najib Balala at the opening of the 79th annual Skål Congr…

Africa which is home to some attractive tourist destinations ranging from Pyramids, Victoria Falls and wildlife safaris draws around five percent of world’s tourists, according to experts presen…

Tourvest East Africa, a member of integrated tourism group Tourvest’s Accommodation and Activities division, has officially broken ground at the new site of its Kalagala Falls tented and overlan…